Human Resources / Employee Post-Vaccine Guidelines / Re-Entry SOP

 Human Resources / Employee Post-Vaccine Guidelines / Re-Entry SOP PHASE 4C—September 10, 2021 September 10, 2021 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ohio Department of Health have updated and revised COVID-19 guidance for employers. Accordingly, effective September 10th, the Cleveland APL will put the following measures in place: ALL EMPLOYEES, Vaccinated and Unvaccinated shall wear facial …

Shelter Operations / Programs and Services Re-Entry SOP

PHASE 4B: June 2nd – TBD This Operational SOP will be revised and updated as we learn from our “reentry” experience and respond to new information that becomes available. Please check back often! Beginning June 2, 2021, the Cleveland APL will move to Phase 4b of the CAPL Re-Entry Dashboard. Under the Ohio Director of Health’s Updated Order, the vast …

Voting Leave

TO: All Cleveland APL Employees FROM: Ron Srnka, Senior Director of Human Resources DATE: October 8, 2020   Voting Leave Given this year’s unknowns about the impact of social distancing on voting in the upcoming statewide election and the time it will take to vote, employees who do not have sufficient time outside of working hours to vote by or on November 3rd, may …

COVID-19 General Exposure Advisory

One or more individuals at the APL has tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 infection. You are receiving this General Exposure Advisory because you are believed to have been at the workplace, but NOT in close contact with a COVID-19 positive individual. Close contact is defined as having direct face-to-face contact, being coughed or sneezed on, kissing, sharing food …

EFFECTIVE AUGUST 24, 2020 TO: All Cleveland APL Employees FROM: Ron Srnka, Senior Director of Human Resources DATE: November 20, 2020 CLEVELAND APL TRAVEL POLICY – PERSONAL OUT-OF-STATE – DOWNGRADED QUARANTINE ADVISORY  Accordingly, the Cleveland APL is aligning its travel policy with the current Ohio self-quarantine guidelines. Effective November 20th and until further notice, the Cleveland APL recommends the following return to work …

COVID-19 Update: Face Coverings to be Required in High-Risk Counties

July 07, 2020 | COVID-19 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2020 MEDIA CONTACTS: Dan Tierney: 614-644-0957 Breann Almos: 614-799-6480 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that effective on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at 6:00 p.m., a new Ohio Department of Health order will mandate face coverings in public in all counties that are designated as a Red Alert Level 3 Public …

  INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL (Human) Effective Date 05/05/20 Date Revised 06/15/20 The Cleveland APL is committed to providing information about the nature and spread of infectious diseases, including symptoms and signs to watch for, as well as required steps to be taken in the event of an illness or outbreak. The following procedures will be implemented in an effort to …

TO: All Cleveland APL Employees FROM: Ron Srnka, Senior Director of Human Resources DATE: August 24, 2020 REVISED | MANDATORY – UPDATED Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocols The CDC defines social distancing as “remaining out of congregate settings, avoiding mass gatherings and maintaining distance (approximately 6 feet) from others.” Both the CDC and the Ohio Health Department state that social distancing is the …

The Cleveland APL’s Commitment to Anti-Racism and Being Better – Step One

The Cleveland APL’s mission is to foster compassion and end animal suffering. Although we are a humane society that was formed in 1913 to protect animals, those first two words, foster compassion, do not apply to animals alone. Everything we do to help and protect animals relies on the kindness and compassion of people, people whose lives are precious regardless …